Translation
By Hosho Temple Lay Priest / Retired Prime Minister
(Fujiwara no Tadamichi, 1097-1164)
Coming out
From fields of sea
The clouds and sky appear—
But I wonder... the distant sea...
A sky of waves in frothy white
| Original Japanese | Pronunciation |
| | |
| 法性寺入道関白太政大臣 | Hoshoji no Nyudo Kanpaku Dajodaijin |
| | |
| わたの原 | Wata no hara |
| こぎ出でて見れば | Kogi idete mireba |
| 久方の | Hisakata no |
| 雲井にまよふ | Kumoi ni mayoo |
| おきつしらなみ | Okitsu shiranami |
Literal Notes
Sea/cotton/guts/bowels ’s Field/plain
[to go out] see/view when
Sky/moon ’s
[Sky/cloud/distant place/imperial court] [waver/hesitate/lose control]
[Open sea/rise high into sky] [white waves / wavecaps]
Fujiwara no Tadamichi was Prime Minister during the Hogen Rebellion (1156) in which his faction won. He was known for his intrigues and later retired to the Hoshoji Buddhist temple and became a lay priest.
Year:
2012
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